Evan Williams

Sit yourself down in front of an episode of BBC2’s latest historical drama Versailles and you’ll quickly be able to tick off a lot of the familiar tropes of the genre: it’s got beautiful locations, characters engaging in endless power struggles, and actors with anachronistically great teeth wearing big wigs and elaborate costumes. But stick around a few minutes more and you’ll notice something that doesn’t come around that often in a show like this: a gay power couple right at the centre of the story.